Luxembourg Airbus A400M

[chopper2004]

Newly assembled Luxembourg armed forces first Airbus Military A400M takes its first flight

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/pres...en-flight.html

(photos courtesy of Airbus Military)

[cashash]

Nice jet, but news to me that Luxembourg has any armed forces - they must be pretty small.

[Herod]

From Wiki: The Luxembourg Army is the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. As of December 2018, it has 414 personnel.[

I suspect though, like the Swiss, most able-bodies citizens are militarily trained

[Rigga]

Luxembourg isnt long enough for a landing strip is it?

[racedo]

Originally Posted by Rigga

Luxembourg isnt long enough for a landing strip is it?

A national flyover between putting in the bread and it becoming toast.

[twinjetter]

If Luxaviation is anything to go by; I give it 2 years before they have an H24 airborne Nuclear deterrent and a dozen carriers at sea

[tdracer]

Originally Posted by Rigga

Luxembourg isnt long enough for a landing strip is it?

You do know that one of the largest air cargo operators in the world is based out of the Luxembourg airport?

[Dan Winterland]

In keeping with the tradition. What does it say about your country when the national carrier only carries cargo?

(PS - I know about Luxair before anyone mentions!)

[BEagle]

Rather cargo than pox-ridden bat and mongoose eaters exporting their vile infections around the globe...

[Helol]

Originally Posted by Herod

From Wiki: The Luxembourg Army is the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. As of December 2018, it has 414 personnel.[

I suspect though, like the Swiss, most able-bodies citizens are militarily trained

Not as far as I know, having lived there 11 years, with many many Luxembougish friends, etc. None of the able bodied were military trained unless they opted to join the Army.

I have also visited the Luxembourg forces, and yes, they are very small indeed. The country may be small, but the quality of life is second to none.

[ALTSEL]

they all work for the EU